Lupulgna Rockhole (Women's Dreaming/Hair String Skirts) 

Makinti Napanangka painted 'Lupulgna Rockhole (Women's Dreaming/Hair String Skirts)' using ochre and acrylic on canvas. The painting strikes us with its use of earthy yellows and whites, bordered by a grounding brown. The composition is divided into distinct vertical zones. To the left, horizontal lines suggest landscape or body art, contrasted by a central series of circles and organic shapes and a striated pattern reminiscent of ceremonial markings or body paint. These are set against the rhythmic pattern of lines and dots, a symbolic language describing the narratives and cultural practices associated with the Lupulgna Rockhole. The interplay of color and form in Napanangka’s work destabilizes conventional perspectives and invites us to reconsider the spatial relationships and cultural codes that shape our understanding of Indigenous art. It challenges fixed meanings, offering instead a dynamic interplay between visibility and knowledge. The work can be interpreted as an exploration of place, identity, and representation.